EE 229

• Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits
• Semester Offered: 1st semester
• Course Credit: Lecture: 3 units

Catalog Description

Introduction to RF and wireless technology. Characteristics of passive devices at RF. High-frequency amplifier design. Analysis of distortion in amplifiers. Low-noise amplifiers and mixers. Oscillators. Frequency synthesizers. Power amplifiers. Phased-locked loops. Modulators and demodulators. Transceiver architectures. Prereq: EE 220. 3 u.

Syllabus

Module	Topics	Outcomes	External Resources	Activities
Basic Concepts in RF Design
1	Introduction Challenges in RF Design The Big Picture General Considerations Impedance Transformation
2	Nonlinearity Distortion Intermodulation Noise Noise Spectrum Circuit Models Sensitivity and Dynamic Range
Communication Concepts
3	Modulation Analog Modulation Digital Modulation
4	Multiple Access Techniques Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing CDMA Examples of Wireless Standards
5	Impedance Matching
6	Two-Port Networks
7	Power Gain in Two-Port Networks
8	Distortion Analysis
9	Feedback and Distortion
10	Electronic Noise
11	Two-Port Noise Analysis
12	Low-Noise Amplifiers
13	Power Amplifiers
14	Mixers
15	Oscillators